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Saturday, November 9, 2013

All Aboard The Polar Express 2013

Growing up, we loved reading The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg. It's a wonderful Christmas tradition that I have been planning to share with my children. I think my daughter is finally ready to really understand the book and it'll be arriving on our doorstep in a few days.

I never imagined that it could come to life in an actual train ride, but this adventure is something that we are going to witness first hand, on the Texas State Rail Road. I cannot wait to share with you guys how much fun it is and hopefully you'll check it out as well! Here's all of the details:

All Aboard! THE POLAR EXPRESS comes to life this holiday season as the Texas State Railroad rolls out of the station bound for the “North Pole!” Come early and climb aboard with your family to cozy-up and enjoy our festively-decorated vintage train cars. Dancing chefs deliver hot chocolate and a cookie to each guest to savor while music from the Polar Express movie plays en route to the North Pole. Make sure to have your tickets handy, because your conductor will be by shortly to punch each child’s ticket.

Before arriving at the North Pole, the iconic book, The Polar Express is read as your Chef turns the pages to share the beautiful illustrations in the original book. With the station far away, THE POLAR EXPRESS magically arrives at the outskirts of Santa’s North Pole village, where Santa Claus himself and his elves joyously welcome the train! As you stay comfortably settled and warm in your seat, Santa and his helper elf board the train! During the return trip, Santa will greet each child with his signature holiday spirit and the first gift of Christmas: a bell cut from his sleigh. It is said that only children and those who still believe can actually hear the bell ring. Join in the singing as your Chef or Conductor lead Christmas caroling on the 30-minute return trip.

For those wanting the magic to last or to do a little Christmas shopping, visit our gift shop in the station for special POLAR EXPRESS gifts and merchandise. Oh, one last thing, children are encouraged to wear their PJ’s; adults who still believe have been known to wear them, too! So, are you coming? All Aboard!

We hope to go after Thanksgiving and will be reading the book over and over again until the ride. I can't wait to round up some cute pajamas for the bunch. What a fun trip for the whole family! What are your Christmas traditions?

A big thanks to USFamilyGuide.com for providing me this promotion information. For my participation, I will receive 4 free tickets to share this adventure with my family. My posts always reflect my own thoughts and opinions and have not been altered by anyone else.